A construction engineer, Samuel Oladele has asked a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, for an order to protect his life from some operatives of the Nigeria Police and suspected land grabbers.

The plaintiff made the order in a suit marked number ID/14897/MFHR/2023 filed through his lawyer, Adetayo Bello against the Inspector General of Police, the Commissioner of Police, General Investigation Section ‘D’ Department, DCP. Sheik M. Danko, (Officer In Charge) Team “C” and General Investigation Section Dy ‘department: (Force CIID) Annex, Alagbon close, Ikoyi, Lagos. While the suspected land grabbers are Sule Suraju (Aro of Abuleado) and Taye Hassan (Alias Taye Burger)

Oladele is demanding a declaration that his continual invitation, harassment, intimidation and coercion by the officers of the 1st and 2nd respondents, particularly the 3rd respondent at the instance of the 4th and 5th respondents is unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional and a clear violation of the applicant’s Constitutional Rights as protected under Sections 34(1), 35(1), (2), (3), (5} AND (6), 36 (1), 37, 40, 41 AND 43 and Articles 3 (2), (4), (5), 6, and 7(b) and (d) of the African Charter and People Right (Ratification and Enforcement) Act. Cap 10 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Orders I & ll of the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure} Rules 2009.

A declaration that the crux of the dispute between the applicant and the fourth and fifth respondents is a land matter, which is strictly civil in nature and does not fall within the constitutional purview of cases and matters the police can adjudicate on and determine.

He is therefore praying for an order that the applicant is entitled to respect of his dignity of person, personal liberty and freedom from continual invitation, harassment, intimidating and coercion to transfer his title over the large expanse of land situated at Samuel Oladele Ahmed layout, 6th Avenue Extension on Kuje-Amuwo, Family Land, off Lagos/Badagry-Express Road, Amuwo Odofin local council to the 4th and 5th respondents is illegal and unlawful.

“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the first, second and third respondents either by themselves or through their officers, agents, privies, or however called from further inviting, harassing, intimidating and coercing the applicant to transfer his-title over the-large expanse of land situated on Samuel Oladele Ahmed layout, 6th Avenue Extension on Kuje-Amuwa Family Land, off Lagos/Badagry Expressway, Amuwo Odofin local council to the 4th, and 5th respondents without just cause.”